Fastening means for ironer roll covers



June 16, 1953 SKELTON 2,641,824

' FASTENING MEANS FOR IRONER ROLL COVERS Filed March 8, 1952 INVENTOR.

JACK A. SKELTON BY a fdwz ATTOENEY Patented June 16, 1953 FASTENINGMEANS FOR IRONER ROLL COVERS Jack A. Skelton, Atlanta, Ga., assignor toSouthem Mills, Inc., Atlanta, Ga., a corporation of Georgia ApplicationMarch 8, 1952, Serial No. 275,585

6 Claims.

My invention relates to ironer rolls for use in mangles and moreparticularly to an improved fastening means for securing the pad and padcover to the ironer rolls.

The use of asbestos cloth as an ironer roll cover has introduced adefinite problem in satisfactorily securing the cover to the roll,because the asbestos cloth cannot be easily removed if it is glued tothe roll; and although several other methods have been proposedandnumerous mechanical means devised, all of them have proved to beunsatisfactory both from the standpoint of results obtained and thecomplexity of installation.

It is therefore an object of my invention to provide a means by which anasbestos cover may be secured to an ironer roll satisfactorily.

Another object of my invention is to provide a means which will secureboth the pad and pad cover to the ironer roll without the use of toolsor lead cloth.

Still another object of my invention is to provide a means for fasteninga pad cover to an ironer roll regardless of the type of material fromwhich it is manufactured such as asbestos, cotton, etc.

A further object of my invention is to provide mechanical means offastening a pad and pad cover to an ironer roll that is simple andinexpensive to manufacture and install, and whereby the pad is heldsecurely in place without the necessity of gluing.

Other and further objects and advantages of my invention will becomeapparent from the following disclosure when taken in conjunction withthe accompanying drawings in which like characters of referencedesignate corresponding parts throughout the several views, and wherein:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a device embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the relative relationship of theparts at the start of installation.

Fig. 3 is an exploded perspective view.

Referring now in detail to the embodiment chosen for purpose ofillustration, numeral I denotes a cylindrical iron roller found inconventional rotary ironers or mangles. The roll I0 is customarilymounted for axial rotation on shaft I0. Threadably engaging the outerperiphery of roll ID are a plurality of studs II which are spaced alonga plane parallel to shaft I 0 to provide a means for attaching theremaining structure to the roll.

As shown in Fig. 3, a thin rectangular fastening bar I2, whichcorresponds in length and curvature to roller I0, is provided along oneof its longitudinal sides with a plurality of spaced lugs I3 whichcorrespond in their spacing to the spacing of studs I I. Lugs I3 aremade integrally with bar I2 and are provided with keyhole apertures M toselectively engage or disengage their respective studs I I asillustrated in Fig. 2 and Fig. 3.

From Fig. 3, it can be seen that the flexible asbestos sheet cover I5 isprovided with spaced slots l5 adjacent its leading end. Slots I6 are ofsuch shape and spacing that lugs I3 may be inserted through theserespective slots I6 so that cover I5 may be folded around and beretained by bar I2, as illustrated in Fig. 2. Padding material I! isinserted between the cover I5 and roll Ill, and cover I5 is wrappedaround roll it and over pad I! until the abutting ends of pad H arecovered, suificient overlap of cover I5 being allowed to permit springretainer I8 which engages reinforced holes I9 in cover I! to maintainthe proper tension on cover I! to prevent unwrapping. Reinforced holesI9 into which spring I8 is engaged are so positioned that the length ofthe arc between them, measured from the end of cover I5 in the directionof wrapping, is less than one-half the circumference of the roll, hencethe spring I8 will tend to tighten the wrapping regardless of whether itis connected directly between the holes or made to pass around shaft IDas shown in Fig. 1. Cover I1 is wrapped to correspond to the directionof rotation of the roll l0, indicated by arrows in Figs. 1 and 2,thereby tending to tighten the cover I'I while the roll I0 is in motion.From this, it is obvious that the keyhole slots I 4 must be positionedwith the smaller dimension toward the outer end of lugs I3 to hold lugsI3 in looking contact with studs II.

It is to be remembered that while a specific number of studs II, lugs I4and slots I6 has been shown, the actual number is a matter of choice anddependent upon the length of roll In.

From the foregoing description, it will be seen that the pad I! and padcover I5 are simultaneously affixed to the roll I 0 in a simple yeteffective manner which may be accomplished without the use of any tools.It will also be apparent that the type of material from which the padcover I5 is made does not affect the fastening means.

It will be obvious to those skilled in the art that my inventionprovides a needed article of great convenience and usefulness, and thatwhile I have illustrated and described my invention in a very practicalembodiment thereof, various changes and adaptations may be made withoutdeparting from the scope of my invention as de fined in the appendedclaims.

I claim:

1. In combination, a rotary ironer roll, a stud on the periphery of saidroll, a fastening bar, a lug projecting from said fastening bar, saidlug being detachably engaged by said stud, a cover of sheet materialhaving one end folded under and positioned between said roll and saidfastening bar, said sheet material being provided with an aperturethrough which said lug extends, and padding material positioned aboutthe periphery of said roll, said sheet material extending over saidfastening bar and thence over said padding material and around said rollto cover said padding material.

2. In combination, a rotary ironer roll, a stud on the periphery of saidroll, a fastening bar, a lug projecting from said fastening bar, saidlug being provided with keyhole slot detachably engaged by said stud, acover of sheet material having one end folded under and positionedbetween said roll and said fastening bar, said sheet material beingprovided with an aperture through which said lug extends, and paddingmaterial positioned about the periphery of said roll, said sheetmaterial extending over said fastening bar and thence over said paddingmaterial and around said roll to cover said padding material.

3. In combination, a rotary ironer roll, a plurality of studs on theperiphery of said roll, a fastening bar, a plurality of lugs projectingfrom said fastening bar, certain of said lugs being detachably engagedby said studs, a cover of sheet material having one end folded under andpositioned between said roll and said fastening bar, said sheet materialbeing provided with a plurality of apertures through which said lugsextend, and padding material positioned about the periphery of saidroll, said sheet material extending over said fastening bar and thenceover said padding material and around said roll to cover said paddingmaterial.

4. In combination, a rotary ironer roll, a plurality of studs projectingfrom the periphery of said roll, a fastening bar, a plurality of lugsprojecting from said fastening bar, certain of said lugs being providedwith slots detachably engaged by said studs, a cover of sheet materialhaving one end folded under and positioned between said roll and saidfastening bar, said sheetmaterial being provided with a plurality ofapertures through which said lugs extend, and padding materialpositioned about the periphery of said roll, said sheet materialextending over said fastening bar and thence over said padding materialand around said roll to cover said padding material.

5. In combination, a rotary ironer roll, a plu rality of studs mountedon the periphery of said roll, a fastening bar, a plurality of lugsprojecting from one side of said fastening bar, certain of said lugsbeing provided with slots detachably engaged by said studs, a cover ofsheet material having one end folded under and positioned between saidroll and said fastening bar, said sheet material being provided with aplurality of apertures through which said lugs extend, and paddingmaterial positioned about the periphery of said roll, said sheetmaterial extending over said fastening bar and thence over said paddingmaterial and around said roll to cover said padding material.

6. In combination, a rotary ironer roll, a plurality of studs mounted onthe periphery of said roll, a fastening bar, a plurality of lugsprojecting from one side of said fastening bar, certain of said lugsbeing provided with keyhole slots detachably engaged by said studs, acover of sheet material having one end folded under and positionedbetween said roll and said fastening bar, said sheet material beingprovided with a plurality of apertures through which said lugs extend,and padding material positioned about the periphery of said roll, saidsheet material extending over said fastening bar and thence over saidpadding material and around said roll to cover said padding material. 7

JACK A. SKELTON.

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